침실
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 寢室 (“bedroom”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)mɕʰiɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [침(ː)실]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | chimsil |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chimsil |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'imsil |
| Yale Romanization? | chīmsil |
Noun
침실 • (chimsil) (hanja 寢室)
- bedroom
- 1941, Kim Dong-in, The Sunset of the King's Mansion (왕부의 낙조):
- 한 각경 뒤, 캄캄한 신돈의 침실 밖에 계집 하인 하나가 어쩔줄 모르고 망설이고 있었다.
- Han gakgyeong dwi, kamkamhan sindonui chimsil bakke gyejip hain hanaga eojjeoljul moreugo mangseorigo isseotda.
- After about 15 minutes, a servant girl who in outside the Sin Don's dark bedroom was so hesitate that she didn't know what to do.
- 1941, Kim Dong-in, The Sunset of the King's Mansion (왕부의 낙조):